Halsey – The Tradition Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Halsey – The Tradition Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D C G F

[Verse]
D                 C
Oh the loneliest girl in town
     G                    F
Is bought for pennies of prize
     D               C
We dress her up in lovely gowns
G                  F
She's easy on the eyes
D                     C
Her soul is black and it's a fact
        G                  F
That a sneer will eat you alive
D                      C
And the buyer always brings her back
         G               F
Because all she does is cry

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[Chorus]
D
So take what you want take what you can
C
Take what you please don't give a damn
G                            F
Ask for forgiveness never permission
D
So take what you want take what you can
C
Take what you please don't give a damn
G                      F
It's in the blood and this is tradition
   D    C G F
Ooh-ooh

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[Verse 2]
D                 C
Oh the loneliеst girl in town
     G                   F
Was bought for plenty a prize
D                 C
Well they dress her up in golden crowns
G                  F
His smile hides a lie
D                   C
She smiles back but it's a fact
          G                  F
That her fear will eat her alive
D                 C
Well she got the life that she wanted
     G                   F
But now all she does is cry

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[Chorus]
D
So take what you want take what you can
C
Take what you please don't give a damn
G                            F
Ask for forgiveness never permission
D
So take what you want take what you can
C
Take what you please don't give a damn
              G                  F
It's in the blood and this is tradition

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[Bridge]
D
You can't take it back
              C   Bb
it's good as gone
D
Well flesh amnesia this
          C   Bb
is your soul
D
And I hope what's left will last
            C   Bb
all summer long
D
And they said that boys were boys
                C   Bb
but they were wrong

[Chorus]
D
So take what you want take what you can
C
Take what you please don't give a damn
G                            F
Ask for forgiveness never permission
D
So take what you want take what you can
C
Take what you please don't give a damn
              G                  F
It's in the blood and this is tradition
D
So take what you want take what you can
C
Take what you please don't give a damn
G                            F
Ask for forgiveness never permission
D
So take what you want take what you can
C
Take what you please don't give a damn
              G                  F
It's in the blood and this is tradition

[Outro]
D C G F
D C G F
D

How to play The Tradition: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Tradition by Halsey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Tradition by Halsey is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 5 chords in all: D, C, G, F and Bb.

Listen for D – C – G – F (II – I – V – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – doh – soh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes B, A, E, D, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

The Tradition chords: questions

What key is The Tradition in?

The Tradition by Halsey is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Tradition?

The Tradition uses 5 chords: D, C, G, F, Bb.

What is the chord progression of The Tradition?

The main progression is D – C – G – F (II – I – V – IV).

Is The Tradition easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes B, A, E, D, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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